THE RAW POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE USA

There is an interesting discussion of this here  on the Judith Curry blog where Obama's speech is analysed and compared with a reply given by Senator Inhofe,  Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Unlike in the UK where the two major political parties have reached a consensus (though individual MP's do not all share it) in the USA there is a major division along party lines with Republicans generally opposed to the climate change policies of the president.